Silymarin

Silymarin is a kind of flavonoid complex consisting of silybin, silydianin, and silychrisin, derived from the milk thistle plant. It is a kind of potent antioxidant, anti-cancer agent as well as liver protecting agent.

It has a lot of pharmaceutical functions. For example: (1) Promotes healthy liver function and general health; (2) Strengthen the normal cellular defense system to protect the liver tissue; (3) Help to eliminate the toxin accumulating in the liver; (4) Increase the survival rate of patients of cirrhosis; (5) Protect our body against industrial poisons; (6) Antidote against the death cap mushroom. Silymarin exerts its pharmaceutical effects through various mechanism including scavenging free radicals, increasing glutathione (has detoxifying effect) level in the liver, increasing the levels of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, stimulating liver protein synthesis and inhibiting the synthesis of leukotrienes.

Brand: Soarwin

CAS No.: 65666-07-1

Molecular Formula: C25H22O10

EC Number: 613-830-9

Density: 1.527±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

Boiling point: 793.0±60.0 °C(Predicted)

Melting point: 158 °C

Flash point: 274.4°C